410  
WHUS52 KCHS 232037  
SMWCHS  
AMZ354-232115-  
/O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0020.240323T2037Z-240323T2115Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
437 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM ...  
INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...  
 
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 437 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUOY B L, OR  
NEAR SAINT CATHERINES SOUND, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 35 KNOTS OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BUOY B L... TUG RIO APON...  
K T K BUOY... SAPELO CHANNELBUOY 3...  
SAPELO BUOY S... STEEL BARGE MODENA...  
BUOY B H... TUG ELMIRA...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.  
WIND GUSTS 35 KNOTS OR GREATER, LARGE HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS  
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3161 8118 3171 8116 3160 8079 3135 8096  
3150 8124  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 296DEG 13KT 3161 8114  
 
HAIL...>.75IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
ADAM  
 
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